Linebacker for LSU. 2017: 4 tackles.
6′1″ · 249 lb · Ponchatoula, LA
The story
2017 linebacker for LSU. 2017: 4 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJonathan Rucker
Second year in the LSU linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Florida, Week 6, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at LSU, 11 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ed Orgeron, all run-heavy offenses — 17-8 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-0vs BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 7-37@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-26vs Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-21vs Texas A&M | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 17-21vs Notre Dame | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |